In: Accounting
Pioneer, Inc., a publicly held company with a 21% marginal tax rate, paid its CEO an annual salary of $2.5 million. None of the amount was a bonus.
Ignoring payroll taxes, calculate the after-tax cost of this payment.
Compute the after tax cost of this payment as follows:
Tax savings = Deduction allowed * marginal tax rate
Tax savings = 1000000 * 0.21
Tax savings = $ 210000
After tax cost = Taxable income - tax savings
After tax cost = 2500000 - 210000
After tax cost = $ 2290000
Note:
the deduction allowed is under section 162.